Think beyond tax while planning your investments

Many of us are so worried about the tax saving angle that we forget to look beyond it. There are many factors related to investments like its returns, risk, tenure, and periodicity which needs to be considered while planning investments. Financial advisor Raag Vamdatt discusses each of these factors for the better understanding of the investors

April 03, 2012 / 11:59 IST

Whenever we make an investment, an important factor that we consider is its income tax impact. We think, "Is this a tax saving investment?" In fact, many of us are so worried about the tax saving angle that we forget to look beyond it.

The truth is that tax saving is only one aspect to consider while evaluating an investment. There are many others

first published: Mar 29, 2012 04:16 pm

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